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This is a very special episode of Cal Banyan’s Hypnosis Etc., in more ways than one! Every now and then I have the opportunity to interview a hypnotherapist to get another perspective of the hypnosis profession. So this time we have Elissa Brinkerhoff sit down for a candid interview. As if that wasn’t special enough, I am not doing the interview… Elronn is!

Here are some of questions Elissa answers:

What would you like everyone to know about hypnosis?

What approach do you use in your hypnosis sessions?

What is the most important thing that you bring to your hypnosis sessions?

What is it like being a woman in the hypnosis profession and is that an advantage?

What promotional ideas is she going to implement when she starts her new practice?

Hi Elissa and Elronn – Great job! I especially liked when you two talked about Elissa’s plans for setting up her new practice and also the information you talked about regarding working with kids.

Elissa, very best wishes for you new start. I know your hypnosis practice will be a great success.

Cal

Steve R.
October 23, 2010 at 2:20 PM

Good episode! I liked hearing from Ms. Brinkerhoff. I think a followup episode would be “Do Hypnotists with Wonderful Non-American Accents Have an Advantage?” I hope this does not make her self-conscious, but I say Yes, based on hearing her speak.

On the topic of the episode, given a choice between two hypnotists of equal apparent competence, as a male I would almost always go with the female. I do the same for dentists and medical people I choose, and also when I choose player-characters in online computer games.

PS. When Ms. Brinkerhoff off-handedly said “I can’t bring my experiences into anyone else’s… that wouldn’t be appropriate” — it immediately flagged her as likely to be a trustworthy and reliable hypnotist in my mind. I would like to hear more from her!